Lake Como: Everyone loves it, from Roman emperors to movie stars

By Nicholas Whitlam
October 29 2016 - 12:15am
Varenna village on Lake Como. Photo: iStock
Varenna village on Lake Como. Photo: iStock
Villa Carlotta has a magnificent park with fountains, statues and flower beds. Photo: iStock
Villa Carlotta has a magnificent park with fountains, statues and flower beds. Photo: iStock

From Pliny the Younger to today's movie stars, everyone loves Italy's Lake Como. The setting is dramatic: in the foothills of the Alps, steep hillsides flank a lake that has a hundred favourite views. It's an easy drive from Milan and, in spring and summer, is festooned with azaleas. The world's rich and famous come to enjoy private lakeside villas. The not so famous flock to hotels ranging from luxury to reasonable – where they soak up the lake, the sun, water sports, the stars if they are lucky, good restaurants and the truly splendid gardens that are open to the public.

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